Dorset Gallery

Lulworth and Purbeck

30 pictures: 18 in colour, 12 in black and white

In colour

A curved beach under white chalk cliffs, with a boy on the shore, a man in a rowing boat on blue water and rocks standing out to sea under pink clouds.
Man of War Rocks, Coast of Dorset John Brett, 1884 Yale Center for British Art
The limestone arch of Durdle Door standing out into a calm sea, with a shingle beach curving towards it.
Durdle Door Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
The round bay of Lulworth Cove seen from the green cliff above it, with white chalk and the open sea beyond.
Lulworth Cove Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
Cattle drinking at a stream under tall trees, with a man standing in a field and Lulworth Castle on the hillside beyond.
Lulworth Castle J. M. W. Turner, about 1820 Yale Center for British Art
The ruined castle on its green hill above the stone roofs of Corfe village.
Corfe Castle Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A stone wall and a wind-bent tree on a cliff path, with terraced fields running down to the sea.
Worth Matravers Paul Nash, 1936 Yale Center for British Art
Pale limestone cliffs with the openings of old quarry caves, dropping straight into the sea.
Tilly Whim Caves, Swanage Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A huge stone globe of the world on a terrace, with carved stone tablets set in the wall behind it.
The Great Globe, Swanage Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A promenade above a curving beach lined with bathing huts, with the bay and headland beyond.
The beach, Swanage Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A path along a wooden fence above the bay at Swanage, with the town and hills across the water.
Swanage Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A grassy slope with trees, looking over the bay to the town of Swanage and the downs behind.
Swanage Bay Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A small squat Norman stone church among trees and yew in a quiet churchyard.
Studland Church Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
The ruined keep of Corfe Castle on a sunlit slope, with people resting in the grass and the valley opening out below.
Corfe Castle Joseph Nash, 1862 Yale Center for British Art
The dark ruins of Corfe Castle on their hill against a stormy sky, with small figures on the grass below.
Corfe Castle John Inigo Richards, 1764 Yale Center for British Art
A green valley under a grey sky, with a rider on the track, trees in the middle distance and Lulworth Castle small among them.
Lulworth Castle Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1859 Princeton University Art Museum
The square, turreted Lulworth Castle standing in open parkland under great trees.
Lulworth Castle Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
Looking out to sea from inside a great square-cut quarry cave, with figures sitting in the opening.
Tilly Whim Cave John Baverstock Knight Yale Center for British Art
A pale watercolour of the sea at Swanage from a low grassy cliff, with the far shore faint on the horizon.
Swanage Bay Unknown artist, 1816 Yale Center for British Art

In black and white

Engravings, etchings, drawings and early photographs.

An engraving looking down on the round bay of Lulworth Cove from folded rocks, with light breaking over the cliffs.
Lulworth Cove W. B. Cooke after J. M. W. Turner, 1814 Yale Center for British Art
An engraving of a man and cattle by trees in the foreground, with Lulworth Castle on the hillside beyond.
Lulworth Castle George Cooke after J. M. W. Turner, 1814 to 1826 Yale Center for British Art
An engraving of the broken walls and bridge of Corfe Castle, with cattle below.
Corfe Castle George Cooke after J. M. W. Turner, 1814 to 1826 Yale Center for British Art
A pencil drawing of the ruined keep of Corfe Castle high on its slope.
Corfe Castle James Moore, 1791 Yale Center for British Art
A brown wash drawing of Lulworth Cove from above, with ships in the bay and the folded rock of the headland in front.
Lulworth Cove William Daniell, 1813 Yale Center for British Art
A pencil drawing of a tall ruined wall standing alone among low buildings and trees.
Bindon Abbey James Moore, 1791 Yale Center for British Art
An etching of horses being led through shallow water by Wareham bridge, with houses along the bank.
Wareham Bridge Francis Seymour Haden, 1877 Yale Center for British Art
A drypoint of rough heathland rising to a low hill, with bushes and a tree on the right.
Windmill Hill, Swanage Francis Seymour Haden, 1877 to 1879 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
A dense etching of a mill half hidden in trees beside a track.
Ulwell Mill, Swanage John Charles Robinson, 1871 Nottingham City Museums and Galleries
A photograph of the white chalk stacks of Old Harry standing in the sea off the cliffs.
Old Harry Rocks George Washington Wilson, photograph, 1890 Yale Center for British Art
An engraving of a house in a deep wooded valley, with a lake in front.
Encombe House J. P. Neale, engraving, 1824 From J. P. Neale, Views of the Seats, 1824
An engraving of the square castle with its four round towers, and people and a dog on the lawn.
Lulworth Castle J. P. Neale, engraving, 1824 From J. P. Neale, Views of the Seats, 1824